Canada vs Sierra Leone: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Canada
-20.52 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
-16.57 % change on previous year
in 2025
Canada rank
80th
Sierra Leone rank
77th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Canada
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -16.57 % change on previous year against -20.52 % change on previous year in Canada, a difference of 3.95 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Canada ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 77th of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.36 % change on previous year | 45.3 % change on previous year | 34.94 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 46.97 % change on previous year | 13.01 % change on previous year | 33.96 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2020s | 115.17 % change on previous year | 14.34 % change on previous year | 100.83 % change on previous year | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Canada or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -16.57 % change on previous year against -20.52 % change on previous year in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Canada and Sierra Leone?
- 3.95 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sierra Leone rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Canada ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 77th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.